August 2017 Calendar

By Ruby Tanner

In spite of our efforts to ascertain that events listed in our calendar are described accurately, cancellations or changes due to weather, illness of performers, and other such things, although rare, are bound to occur. Double checking with the event coordinators about locations, dates and times is always a good idea. Details about many of the following events can be found at idahocalendar.com

1 Kilroy Coffee Klatch: 10:00-12:00 at the Warhawk Air Museum; FREE for ALL veterans and ALL veterans are welcome; Coffee and breakfast treats are served at no charge; No RSVP required – just show up; Nampa

1,15 “Reptile Revue”: Learn about the reptile residents of the Herrett Center for Arts and Science in this adventuresome interactive program, CSI Campus, Twin Falls

1-5 Caribou County Fair and Rodeo, Grace

1-17 Summer Concerts: All day concerts at the Sun Valley Pavilion, Sun Valley

5 Don Ritchie at the Cherry Lane Library: Come sing along with Don Ritchie as he plays his guitar and sings family favorite songs; Free, and all ages welcome; Meridian

5 Long Bridge Swim: Hundreds compete in a 1.76-mile swim across Lake Pend Oreille during this 23rd annual event, Sandpoint

5-6 Auto Cross: West Parking Lot, Expo Idaho, Garden City

5-6 Oneida County Horse Races, Oneida County Fairgrounds, Malad

5-6 Dixie Days, Dixie

5-8, 21 Ten-digit phone dialing goes into effect, Statewide

5-26 Youth Farmers Market: SATURDAYS, 9:00AM-Noon, Meridian

5-26 Long Camp Farmer’s Market: SATURDAYS; Kamiah/Kooskia

5,12 Summer Saturdays: Explore the exhibit hall or take a journey through the new River Campus to learn about our watershed through public art, landscaping, nature play and water features; 10:00AM-3:00PM, the Boise WaterShed, Boise

19 Ice Cream Zoofari: Spend a hot summer evening with an ice cream cone or sundae at the Zoo; Family-friendly entertainment, zoo animals and all you can eat ice cream; Zoo Idaho, Pocatello

19 WaterShed Weekend–Farm to Table: Come learn about the benefits of knowing where your food comes from and to get a taste of agriculture and its importance in the Treasure Valley; 10:00-1:00PM, Boise WaterShed, Boise

26 Anything Can Happen with Paige Moore: Meridian Library on Cherry Lane presents Paige Moore as she delivers fun and engaging music and movement programs for children 0-12 years old; free; 10:30 AM; Meridian

26 10th annual Pooch Party: Nampa’s largest dog festival; bring your dog(s) and family members to participate in a scenic one mile walk around Lakeview Park; after the walk, the Water Park will open and the dogs will have the opportunity to splash around in the swimming pool; contests, raffles, and pet friendly vendor booths;.9:00am – 1:00pm, Lakeview Water Park, Nampa

26 Latino Fest 2017: Never in Boise’s history there has been a festival which offers live music, dance, food, workshops, contests and painting performances, all dedicated to the Latin culture; 4:00PM-11:00PM, Basque Block, Boise

26-27 War Bird Roundup: Our special guest speaker will be Bob Cardin, excavation leader in the recovery of the P-38 Glacier Girl in 199; Glacier Girl was lost in southeastern Greenland in 1942 and buried under 268 feet of ice; Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa